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yeah but if you look at any real track bikes you'll notice that the chain is intentionally 'slack' as this means that the bike is running at maximum efficiency, due to reduced friction.
And that bike is a real track bike.
On the street and for skidding, you want to be a bit tighter to prevent the potential of the chain jumping off midway.
about the above frame, the dropouts look daft, and I don't like chrome.
But that is an opinion, and frankly I love the differing styles that appear on this thread, and the resulting vitriol over others opinions (including my own, occasionally- probably)